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Tuition-free coding school founded in Paris, 2013, by Xavier Niel. Named 42 after Adams.

A large coding room at night with rows of glowing computers, students seen from behind and Paris rooftops outside.

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A school called 42. Paris, 2013. No tuition, no diploma required. Xavier Niel named it for the Answer in Adams. Reception, not an independent recurrence. The integer was chosen because the joke was already famous.

What it supports

An intentional Adams-derived institution. NYT, 15 November 2013. First piscine July 2013, first intake November. Official site 42. fr. Campuses later spread. The name is the object.

What it does not

Not a discovered 42. Not Gutenberg, not Catalan, not molybdenum. Label reception.

ExactnessAuthored use

Form42

Unitname

Strengthhard

When2013

Source

NYT · A Computer Academy in France Defies Conventional Wisdom (15 Nov 2013)

Owner

THE 42 INDEX